- Feb 1 Rudolf Kárpáti, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1948, 52, 56, 60; individual 1956, 60; World C'ship gold x 7), dies at 78
- Feb 21 Wilmer Mizell, American politician (Rep-R-North Carolina 1969-75), and MLB baseball pitcher, 1952-62, 2X All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals and 2 other teams), dies at 68
- Feb 22 Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (b. 1964)
- Feb 28 Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), dies at 80
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